Check out an episode from our new podcast Dangerous Dogma. Laura Levens, assistant professor of Christian mission at the Baptist Seminary of Kentucky, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about issues facing the Southern Baptist Convention this week in Nashville, Tennessee. She also discusses a couple pieces she wrote on these issues, including about women in ministry and critical race theory. Note: Don't forget to check out our subscribe e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics.

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160. Laura Levens on Dangerous Dogma

Stephen D. Jones, co-pastor of First Baptist Church in Kansas City, Missouri, talks with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor about his book Galusha ... Crisis and Courage in a Civil War Pastor. He also discusses pastoral courage and ministering during coronavirus. (This episode is sponsored in part by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.)

159. Stephen D. Jones on Galusha Anderson

Michel Picaud, president of Friends of Notre-Dame de Paris, talks with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor about the reconstruction efforts after the April 2019 fire that badly damaged the cathedral. He also discusses the cultural and spiritual impact of the fire. (This episode is sponsored in part by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.)

158. Michel Picaud of Friends of Notre-Dame de Paris

Terrell Carter, executive director of Rise Community Development and pastor of Webster Groves Baptist Church in Missouri, talks with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor about his new book, Taking Apart Bootstrap Theology: Gospel of Generosity and Justice. He also discusses ministering during the pandemic. (This episode is sponsored in part by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.)

157. Terrell Carter on Taking Apart Bootstrap Theology

Greg Mamula, associate executive minister for the American Baptist Churches of Nebraska, talks with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor about his new book, Table Life: An Invitation to Everyday Discipleship. He also discusses ministry during the coronavirus pandemic. He previously appeared on the show in episode 46. Learn more about his book and other writings at table-life.org. (This episode is sponsored in part by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.)

156. Greg Mamula on Table Life

Sharon and Dan Buttry talk with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor about their new book Daughters of Rizpah: Nonviolence and the Transformation of Trauma. They discuss the story of Rizpah in 2 Samuel 21 and lessons from that story today about trauma, violence, and conflict transformation. They previously appeared on the show in episode 26. (This episode is sponsored in part by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.)

155. Sharon & Dan Buttry on Daughters of Rizpah

Mark Wingfield, executive director and publisher of Baptist News Global, talks with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor about the work of BNG and Baptist journalism more generally. He also discusses the rhetoric of young White male Calvinist pastors on Twitter.  (This episode is sponsored in part by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.)

154. Mark Wingfield of Baptist News Global

This episode features testimony by Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor before the Missouri Senate Health and Pensions Committee on Jan. 20. The hearing featured debate on several bills designed to limit government restrictions during a pandemic. Kaylor argued against three bills that would create special religious exemptions for religious gatherings and groups. He also penned a Missouri Independent op-ed on the issue after testifying. (This episode is sponsored in part by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.)

153. No Pandemic Privilege for Religion

Dwight McKissic, pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Arlington, Texas, talks with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor about debates in Southern Baptist life over critical race theory. He also discusses honors to enslavers at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Al Mohler's support of Donald Trump, and pastoring during a pandemic. (This episode is sponsored in part by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.)

152. Dwight McKissic on the SBC & Racism

Robert P. Jones, CEO of PRRI and author of White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity, talks with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor about his book and the legacy of racism in Baptist and other churches. He also discusses the mixing of Christian and White Supremacist symbols in the pro-Trump mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.  (This episode is sponsored in part by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.)

151. Robert P. Jones on White Too Long & the US Capitol Attack

Pamela Durso, president of Central Baptist Theological Seminary in Shawnee, Kansas, talks with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor about CBTS where she started as president in June 2020. She also talks about higher education and ministry during a pandemic. Her presidential inauguration is Jan. 7, 2021. She was previously on the show in episode 61. (This episode is sponsored in part by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.)

150. Pamela Durso of Central Baptist Theological Seminary

In this episode, Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor considers political attacks on sermons by Raphael Warnock, a Black Baptist pastor running for the U.S. Senate in Georgia. Religious tests for office threaten religious liberty. The episode includes sermon clips by Warnock at his church in 2011, at Emory University in 2016, and at Howard University in 2016. It also includes a clip from an online forum by BJC on this campaign. (This episode is sponsored in part by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.)

149. Attacks on Raphael Warnock

Gordon Coleman, pastor of Mount Vernon Missionary Baptist Church in rural Callaway County, Missouri, talks with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor about a massive attack by vandals on the buildings of the historic Black Baptist church started by enslaved persons before the Civil War. You can find earlier Word&Way coverage about the church and the vandalism here, here, & here. And you can give to support the church's repair efforts by giving to their “building fund” at tithe.ly/give?c=1904613 or by sending a check to Mount Vernon Missionary Baptist Church, PO Box 116, Holts Summit, MO 65043 (with “building fund” in memo).  (This episode is sponsored in part by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.)

148. Gordon Coleman on Vandalism at a Historic Black Baptist Church

Amos C. Brown, pastor of Third Baptist Church of San Francisco, talks with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor about the civil rights movement, social justice advocacy, and ministering during coronavirus. He also talks about Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris, who is a member at Third Baptist. (This episode is sponsored in part by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.)

147. Amos C. Brown on Social Justice & Kamala Harris

Ryan Burge, assistant professor of political science at Eastern Illinois University and pastor of First Baptist Church in Mt. Vernon, Illinois, talks with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor about religious voting trends in the 2020 election. He also discusses ministry during coronavirus and the rise of the nones. (This episode is sponsored in part by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.)

146. Ryan Burge on Religion, Politics, & the 2020 Election

Interviews with Baptists across denominational, ethnic, national, and ideological lines that too often divide us. "Baptist Without An Adjective" is a podcast from Word&Way and hosted by Brian Kaylor. 

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